Mallrats
Gramercy Pictures (I) | Release Date: October 20, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
7
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Film ThreatMichael Dequina
Sophomoric silliness. Read full review
80
Washington PostHal Hinson
The movie is a piece of junk...However, it's also immensely likable and hysterically, irreverently funny. Read full review
70
VarietyLeonard Klady
While admittedly ragged and ribald, it's a picture with an innate charm and honesty that should win over audiences. Read full review
70
TimeRichard Corliss
The humor is gross-out but inoffensive, since it's rooted in whimsy, not malice. Smith finesses the sophomore jinx with sophomoric high jinks. [6 Nov 1995]
63
USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]
The slapstick would put Curly and Moe to shame. The raunch is crude as often as it is clever. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
There are several painfully awkward "dead spots" in Mallrats where nothing works -- not the dialogue, the acting, or the direction. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Mallrats mixes clever bits and an appealing quirkiness (which goes a long way) with gross-out practical jokes, needless repetition and obvious padding, since it has no real plot. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
I'm guessing even die-hard "Clerks" fans will find this only-in-America stuff only partially satisfying, like something they gorged on at the Eatery, then wished they hadn't. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleAlison Macor
While Smith's testosterone-loaded humor is a taste I have yet to acquire, his choices of a comic book-inspired credit sequence, the guest appearance of Marvel Comics genius Stan Lee, and the film's overall superhero aesthetic perfectly capture the mall mise-en-scene. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Strains through buckets of verbiage and muddled plot to seize only a few dopey laughs. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyStaff (Not Credited)
A hopelessly stupid movie that should appeal to baked couch potatoes everywhere. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
As an "Animal House" romp about consumer slackers in a New Jersey mall, it's harmless enough--just don't expect any sort of edge. Smith has left the working class to become just as boring as everybody else. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Smith brazenly ignores plot conventions and concentrates on an apparently endless stream of crude and occasionally clever one-liners. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Talky, crude and sexist, Mallrats is significantly less funny, a flatulent sequel to the director's small start. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
"Clerks" spoke with the sure, clear voice of an original filmmaker. In Mallrats the voice is muffled, and we sense instead advice from the tired, the establishment, the timid and other familiar Hollywood executive types. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Serves up horrendous lead acting, murky cinematography, bland atmosphere, unengaging romance, mug-crazy cameo performances, bash-on-the-head satire and ill-timed slapstick gags that look like outtakes from a Bozo the Clown show gone berserk. [20 Oct 1995]
25
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
A complete misfire. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
A numbing and dispiriting experience aimed at the least discriminating parts of the teen-age audience. Read full review
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